RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 016 (P450289)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

65.0 mm × 60.0 mm

Witness

object cylinder
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-ia#
2'. [_...]-bad5_-szu2
3'. [...]-masz#-szi#-ru# ik-szu-da _szu-min_-a-a
4'. [...]-s,ir-tu ka-bit-tu
5'. [...]-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu
6'. [...] asz2#-lu-la szal-la-su-un
7'. [...]-sze#-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu
8'. [...]-ti asz2-kun-ma ni-ir be-lu-ti-ia e-mid-su-nu#-ti#
9'. [...]-lum {lu2}da-mu-nu
10'. [...]-ra#-mu la kan-szu mit-ha-risz ak-szud{ud}
11'. [...] ka#-bit-tu asz2-lu-la a-na qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki}
12'. [...] ta#-mar#-ta#-szu2# ka-bit-tu am-hur
13'. [...] _iri#_ u2-szal-me
14'. [...] da3#-ri-szam
15'. [...] lu# al-lik
16'. [... at]-tag#-gisz#
17'. [...] am#-nu
  rest broken

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Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
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  • Artifact type: Cylinder
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 65.0 high × 60.0 wide
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  • primary: RINAP 3/1, 004, ex. 016

    [Grayson2012RINAP3/1] Grayson, A. Kirk, and Jamie Novotny. 2012. The Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib, King of Assyria (704-681 BC), Part 1. The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 3/1. Eisenbrauns.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: 1880-07-19, 0010

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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    Probably the South-West Palace

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:29:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:51:02 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2013-09-11 at 18:27:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-11 at 17:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-03-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004 composite (P462812) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, Ex. 016 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450289.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 016 artifact entry (No. P450289). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450289 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450289 (Accessed: July 28, 2025).
@misc{2023RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 004, ex. 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450289},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450289},
}


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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P450289
LB  - CDLI:P450289
M1  - 2025/7/28/
TI  - RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P450289
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, Ex. 016 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450289.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 016 artifact entry (No. P450289). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450289 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450289 (Accessed: July 28, 2025).
@misc{2023RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 004, ex. 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450289},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450289},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P450289
LB  - CDLI:P450289
M1  - 2025/7/28/
TI  - RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P450289
ER  -
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